Standing room only at memorial service honoring victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Standing room only at memorial service honoring victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Beth El Synagogue hosted the community service

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Updated: 11:30 PM CDT Oct 29, 2018

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WEBVTT FROM OTHER FAITHS. JULIE: KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S ALEXANDRA STONE IS LIVE AT BETH EL SYNAGOGUE. ALEXANDRA: ROB, JULIE, RABBI STEVEN ABRAHAM WHO LEAD TONIGHT’S MEMORIAL HERE AT BETH EL BEGAN HIS REMARKS SAYING, WE ARE NOT ALONE. A MESSAGE EVIDENT INSIDE TONIGHT -- TONIGHT’S SYNAGOGUE WHERE A DIVERSE GROUP FROM MANY FAITHS GATHERED IN SOLIDARITY. STANDING ROOM ONLY INSIDE BETH EL SYNAGOGUE MONDAY NIGHT, AS PEOPLE OF MANY FAITHS AND BACKGROUNDS GATHERED TO MOURN THE LOSS OF 11 LIVES IN A SHOOTING AT SYNAGOGUE IN PITTSBURGH. >> TO TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. REPORTER: NINE SPEAKERS, INCUDING RABBIS, FAITH LEADERS FROM THE CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES, AND THE ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE SHARED MESSAGES. >> WE ARE UNITED NO ONE CAN SPREAD VIOLENCE OR HATE AMONG US. ALEXANDRA: THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, EXPRESSING PAIN. >> MY FATHER GREW UP IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT’S A BIG REASON I CAME. REPORTER: BUT THE DIVERSE GROUP SHARED A COMMON SENTIMENT. >> I’M GLAD TO SEE PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER THIS THIS WAY. VERY GRATIFYING. >> REALIZE WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN WE HAVE DIFFERENCES. >> WE ARE ALL PEOPLE OF GOD AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. REPORTER: RABBI STEVEN ABRAHAM, HOPING TO SPREAD THAT MESSAGE OF EMPATHY AND SUPPORT. >> YOU’VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF HUMILITY AND DECENCY FOR THE OTHER. ALEXANDRA: A PHRASE STATED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE, PART OF JEWISH TRADITION, MAY THEIR MEMORIES ALWAYS BE BLESSING. -- FOR A BLESSING. A REMINDER AS RABBI ABRAHAM READ THE NAMES OF THE LIVES LOST, TO SPREAD LIGHT IN THEIR MEMORY. NOW, OMAHA POLICE DID HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE HERE TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH RABBI ABRAHAM SAYS THEY TYPICALLY DO HAVE ADDITIONAL SECURITY AT SERVICES, ABRAHAM HOPEFUL FOR A DAY WHEN THAT WON’T BE NECESSARY. REPORTING LIVE, ALEXANDRA STONE, KETV NEWSWATCH

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Standing room only at memorial service honoring victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting